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formation. It is upon this " tail," about the houses of the 

 port and the whaling stations, that there have been enclosed 

 small fields, which have evidently been manured and en- 

 riched by the sowing of grass seed. Towards the end of 

 August we observed a small crop of hay cut from these 

 few meadows, and spread out to dry on hurdles or "perches," 

 after the manner common in many mountain regions. 



This attempt at cultivation has from time to time intro- 

 duced plants into the island, which have lasted, it may be, 

 only for one year, and then succumbed under the influence 

 of the long-continued winter. 



The names of several such plants occurring in the MS. 

 list of Pastor Landmark, kindly shown to me by the present 

 Pastor Johanneson, are given below : — 



Barbarea vulgaris, It. Br. 



Erysimum hieracifolium, L. {\ specimen). 



Brassica campestris, L. 



Camelina sativa, L. {\ specimen). 



Githago segetum, Desf. (only produced buds). 



Linum sp. 



Trifolium pratense, L. {\ specimen). 



Potentilla norvegica (1 specimen). 



Achillea Ptarmica, L. 



Galeopsis Tetrahit, L. 



„ versicolor, Curt. (These two species came up very 

 plentifully in a meadow in 1858.) 

 Myosotis sylvatica (2 specimens). 

 Plantago major, L. {2 specimens). 

 Polygonum lapathifolium, L. 

 „ Convolvulus, L. 

 Euphorbia Helioscopia, L. {^ specimens). 

 Chenopodium album, L. (2 specimens in 1858). 

 Urtica urens, L. {\ specimen). 



It is probable that several species at present found in 

 the cultivated land or about the houses may have been 

 artificially introduced. There are several which are not 

 found in the more remote valleys, but only near to the 

 Norwegian settlements. They, however, exist in sufficient 

 quantity to warrant the supposition that they have become 

 thoroughly naturalised. 



It was with some surprise that we noticed in the windows 

 of many of the houses in the various towns and hamlets 

 quite a bright display of our common garden and green- 



